I haven't played the previous additions, but my dad who got me into dnd, has played since the second addition. My dad still has some of his 3.5 books, and he's let me read through them.
So I wanna know what others think about the possibility of those older systems being used on computers.
The chances of this happening are effectively zero. The amount of work required to add a new edition would be staggering - hundreds upon hundreds of rules, monsters, items, character choices, etc. all lead to a huge number of dependencies, all of which must work nearly perfectly for the website functionalities to operate. That is thousands upon thousands of man-hours of work.. to get a product that, while popular among parts of the community, is still a more niche product than the current edition. Factor in the fact that diverting folks away from the current edition to a product where no new items are being created, and you are essentially releasing a product competing with your flagship product.
Between the complexity, the niche customer base, and the distraction from 5e, I think there is no real chance of this ever occurring.
ddb failing in integrating some mechanical aspects of 5e in homebrewing, bringing tones of 3,5 stuff is unreal amount of job ...while now even adding rainbow dice during pride is hard.
Best you could hope for is theoretical remaster of some 3.5/4 etc adventures for 5e, but definitely not implementing older systems
Hit the icon for your edition of choice and you can find PDFs of nearly every old rulebook. You can then play with them online using your VTT of choice.
If they came into DDB, I wouldn't complain. It's not for me, but hey, if someone else gets joy out of it, brill. That said, if I had a vote, I'd say not to do it. DDB doesn't really keep up with the stuff for 5e, diverting resources for other editions when it wouldn't bring that much in... we'd lose stuff that should have been developed for 5e. That's also more likely to bring in cash to fund more stuff later, so it's a stronger positive feedback loop.
DDB needs that extra cash.
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If they came into DDB, I wouldn't complain. It's not for me, but hey, if someone else gets joy out of it, brill. That said, if I had a vote, I'd say not to do it. DDB doesn't really keep up with the stuff for 5e, diverting resources for other editions when it wouldn't bring that much in... we'd lose stuff that should have been developed for 5e. That's also more likely to bring in cash to fund more stuff later, so it's a stronger positive feedback loop.
DDB needs that extra cash.
If they're bought through DTRPG the money goes to the same place (WotC).
Adding them to DDB would just mean they either end up undersupported in the tools (like the character and encounter builder), or the 5e initiatives for those tools get delayed instead. Neither outcome is good, so just leave them as static PDFs on the other platform as they currently exist imo.
No, they shouldn't. DDB is a platform specifically for 5e, and cannot support older editions any more than it could support playing, say, Pathfinder, or Call of Cthulhu.
If you want to play a different system, use a different tool. Various VTTs have setups for playing other RPGs, especially Foundry.
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I haven't played the previous additions, but my dad who got me into dnd, has played since the second addition. My dad still has some of his 3.5 books, and he's let me read through them.
So I wanna know what others think about the possibility of those older systems being used on computers.
The chances of this happening are effectively zero. The amount of work required to add a new edition would be staggering - hundreds upon hundreds of rules, monsters, items, character choices, etc. all lead to a huge number of dependencies, all of which must work nearly perfectly for the website functionalities to operate. That is thousands upon thousands of man-hours of work.. to get a product that, while popular among parts of the community, is still a more niche product than the current edition. Factor in the fact that diverting folks away from the current edition to a product where no new items are being created, and you are essentially releasing a product competing with your flagship product.
Between the complexity, the niche customer base, and the distraction from 5e, I think there is no real chance of this ever occurring.
ddb failing in integrating some mechanical aspects of 5e in homebrewing, bringing tones of 3,5 stuff is unreal amount of job ...while now even adding rainbow dice during pride is hard.
Best you could hope for is theoretical remaster of some 3.5/4 etc adventures for 5e, but definitely not implementing older systems
They're all legally available on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/44/wizards-of-the-coast
Hit the icon for your edition of choice and you can find PDFs of nearly every old rulebook. You can then play with them online using your VTT of choice.
If they came into DDB, I wouldn't complain. It's not for me, but hey, if someone else gets joy out of it, brill. That said, if I had a vote, I'd say not to do it. DDB doesn't really keep up with the stuff for 5e, diverting resources for other editions when it wouldn't bring that much in... we'd lose stuff that should have been developed for 5e. That's also more likely to bring in cash to fund more stuff later, so it's a stronger positive feedback loop.
DDB needs that extra cash.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
If they're bought through DTRPG the money goes to the same place (WotC).
Adding them to DDB would just mean they either end up undersupported in the tools (like the character and encounter builder), or the 5e initiatives for those tools get delayed instead. Neither outcome is good, so just leave them as static PDFs on the other platform as they currently exist imo.
No, they shouldn't. DDB is a platform specifically for 5e, and cannot support older editions any more than it could support playing, say, Pathfinder, or Call of Cthulhu.
If you want to play a different system, use a different tool. Various VTTs have setups for playing other RPGs, especially Foundry.